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23 Oct 2019 · National · Technology
Data Leak / Misconfiguration MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

Google notified users of a cloud synchronization software anomaly within Google Photos (via Google Takeout) where private videos were incorrectly exported into the archive files of completely unrelated, random global users during a specific one-week window.

Incident details

Organisation
Google
Date
23 Oct 2019
Attack type
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Technology
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Human Error

Source

channelnews.com.au ↗
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